Sexual orientation and gender identity: developments in EU law
The EU is in the process of setting up a Common European Asylum System (CEAS) which is being developed in two phases. During the first phase, the EU Qualification Directive…
LGBT refugee protection in the UK: from discretion to belief?
Until July 2010, individuals who claimed asylum in the UK on account of their sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI) were considered not to be in need of international protection…
The ‘tool box’ at states’ disposal to prevent displacement: a Swiss perspective
Since internal displacement takes place within the boundaries of a state, its prevention and the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs) are first and foremost a duty of the concerned…
Disabilities among refugees and conflict-affected populations
People living with disabilities may be left behind during flight, or may not survive the journey; they are often not identified or counted in registration or data collection exercises; they…
Addressing the data challenge
Current literature suggests that data on disabilities among refugee and IDP communities are often uncollected or unknown by the larger NGOs and UN agencies that are providing the bulk of…
Vulnerability and disability in Darfur
During focus group discussions with women in IDP camps in Western Darfur – as part of a larger research project on vulnerability[i] – several women highlighted the increased difficulties persons…
Perception and protection in Sri Lanka
Undoubtedly, the context of Sri Lanka is a complex one. The country has suffered from sporadic civil war since 1983 and in 2008, at the time when the assessment was…
Intersection of disability and HIV/AIDS
People with disabilities, and especially women with disabilities, are largely ignored by the mainstream HIV/AIDS community even though they are at a heightened risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. All of the…
The Convention: on paper and in practice
In March 2008, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) came into force. In March 2008, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities…
Early engagement
Each year, the New Zealand government selects 750 refugees for resettlement. Assessment services and support for disability cases among these 750 have improved over the past few years, thanks to…